They say never take your work home with you, and after this story, they might need to add that you shouldn’t bring your work to the bar with you, either. A Japanese man was going out drinking with his coworkers in Amagasaki, and next thing he knew he woke up out on the street (via BBC). … Read more
Apple TV+ is continuing to expand its show portfolio, and has scored a big project from Reese Witherspoon‘s Hello Sunshine company. Psychological thriller series Surface stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and has a trailer online. Set in high-end San Francisco, the story finds Mbatha-Raw as Sophie, a woman who has suffered a traumatic head injury that has … Read more
The founder of an investment firm seeking to counter “woke capitalism” weighed in on Facebook employees complaining about the company’s policy allegedly prohibiting discussion on abortion during a Fox News appearance Sunday. “If people are consistent about keeping politics out of the workplace, I’m a fan of that,” Vivek Ramaswamy, founder of Strive Asset Management, … Read more
What once was lost has now been found. Last week, a contractor working for the Japanese city of Amagasaki, near Osaka, told authorities that he had misplaced a USB flash drive containing sensitive details about the city’s 460,000 residents following a night of drinking, according to NHK News. The worker was employed at a company … Read more
people screaming getty “People hate advertising. They f@&*ing truly and actually, hate it … and this all the agencies’ and advertisers’ fault.” Those comments, made by Boudica Chief Creative Officer and former Hearst content chief Joanna Coles during a panel about the future of creativity at Advertising Week. Coles had said that consumers will take … Read more
Environmental, social and governance is now business as usual in board rooms in Australia and it threads through and is integrated in all decision-making. That was the message from some of the big corporates speaking at the Australian Financial Review’s ESG Summit in Sydney, attended by some of our ESG leaders Meg Lee, Nathan Kennedy … Read more
Many years later, in 2016, Staples and her band toured as an opening act for Dylan. As a matter of self-preservation, Dylan makes a habit of keeping to himself on the road, rarely consorting with the opening act when he’s got one. This time was different. “The first show, someone knocked on my door and … Read more
As the benefits of psychedelic therapy are more widely recognised, so is the importance of set and setting in mental health treatment. Now emerging technologies from AI-powered soundscapes to immersive, digital experiences are seeking to improve them. While the psychedelic field awaits regulation and destigmatisation, do new technologies promote access and help develop the psychedelic … Read more
The flash drive had data on the residents’ birth dates, addresses, and bank accounts, among other sensitive information. Photo: Dünzl\ullstein bild via Getty Images Losing a wallet after a night out on the town is annoying. But losing a flash drive containing the personal information of about half a million residents? That’s nothing short of a … Read more
So-called woke capitalism is all around us — and you may very well be helping to finance it. Why are Marxist progressives targeting big companies and corporate boardrooms, and how are they doing so? To understand the “why,” you must become familiar with the early 20th century Italian Marxist political philosopher Antonio Gramsci. Gramsci posited that … Read more